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The Daily Dispatch: may 27, 1862., [Electronic resource]

From city Point. --We have intelligence from City Point up to 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon. There were then eleven Yankee gunboats visible from the Point. Three have positions in the mouth of the Appomattox, two up James river some two miles from the Point, and six are between City Point and Harrison's Bar. On SaturdaCity Point and Harrison's Bar. On Saturday evening about 6 o'clock, the vandals espied some of our pickets in pursuit of water, and immediately opened their big guns, firing indiscriminately at every house, bush, and tree in the vicinity. Several of the buildings at City Point were penetrated by the huge shot of the enemy, but not living creature sustained any injury, sCity Point were penetrated by the huge shot of the enemy, but not living creature sustained any injury, save a calf. The poor animal was struck by a shell after it had passed through a building, and instantly killed. All the houses at the Point, save one, were deserted by their occupants several days since. This is still occupied by an old negro man, who has taken up the idea that he wears a charmed life, and cannot be injured by

From city Point. --We have intelligence from City Point up to 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon. There were then eleven Yankee gunboats visible from the Point. Three have positions in the mouth of the Appomattox, two up James river some two miles from the Point, and six are between City Point and Harrison's Bar. On Saturday evening about 6 o'clock, the vandals espied some of our pickets in pursuit of water, and immediately opened their big guns, firing indiscriminately at every house, bush, and tree in the vicinity. Several of the buildings at City Point were penetrated by the huge shot of the enemy, but not living creature sustained any injury, save a calf. The poor animal was struck by a shell after it had passed through a building, and instantly killed. All the houses at the Point, save one, were deserted by their occupants several days since. This is still occupied by an old negro man, who has taken up the idea that he wears a charmed life, and cannot be injured by Yank

From city Point. --We have intelligence from City Point up to 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon. There were then eleven Yankee gunboats visible from the Point. Three have positions in the mouth of the Appomattox, two up James river some two miles from the Point, and six are between City Point and Harrison's Bar. On Saturday evening about 6 o'clock, the vandals espied some of our pickets in pursuit of water, and immediately opened their big guns, firing indiscriminately at every house, bush, and tree in the vicinity. Several of the buildings at City Point were penetrated by the huge shot of the enemy, but not living creature sustained any injury, save a calf. The poor animal was struck by a shell after it had passed through a building, and instantly killed. All the houses at the Point, save one, were deserted by their occupants several days since. This is still occupied by an old negro man, who has taken up the idea that he wears a charmed life, and cannot be injured by Yan

From city Point. --We have intelligence from City Point up to 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon. There were then eleven Yankee gunboats visible from the Point. Three have positions in the mouth of the Appomattox, two up James river some two miles from the Point, and six are between City Point and Harrison's Bar. On Saturday evening about 6 o'clock, the vandals espied some of our pickets in pursuit of water, and immediately opened their big guns, firing indiscriminately at every house, bush, and tree in the vicinity. Several of the buildings at City Point were penetrated by the huge shot of the enemy, but not living creature sustained any injury, save a calf. The poor animal was struck by a shell after it had passed through a building, and instantly killed. All the houses at the Point, save one, were deserted by their occupants several days since. This is still occupied by an old negro man, who has taken up the idea that he wears a charmed life, and cannot be injured by Yank

eserted by their occupants several days since. This is still occupied by an old negro man, who has taken up the idea that he wears a charmed life, and cannot be injured by Yankee projectiles of any description. He is willing to incur the risk at all events, for the proud privilege of being "sole monarch of all he surveys," Many of the shells thrown Saturday evening failed to explode. They were secured by our pickets and brought to Petersburg. They are frightful looking customers. Gen. Price's boys call similar misfiles thrown by the Yankees out West, lamp posts. It is not an inappropriate name for them. They are quite as black and nearly as long. The Yankees are extremely cautions how they venture ashore at the Point since the affair of last week. By daylight they never land. The old darkle down there, above referred to, says they do sometimes come under the cover of darkness. A little propeller plied about the waters Saturday for an hour or two, and at one time

ccupied by an old negro man, who has taken up the idea that he wears a charmed life, and cannot be injured by Yankee projectiles of any description. He is willing to incur the risk at all events, for the proud privilege of being "sole monarch of all he surveys," Many of the shells thrown Saturday evening failed to explode. They were secured by our pickets and brought to Petersburg. They are frightful looking customers. Gen. Price's boys call similar misfiles thrown by the Yankees out West, lamp posts. It is not an inappropriate name for them. They are quite as black and nearly as long. The Yankees are extremely cautions how they venture ashore at the Point since the affair of last week. By daylight they never land. The old darkle down there, above referred to, says they do sometimes come under the cover of darkness. A little propeller plied about the waters Saturday for an hour or two, and at one time came very near the wharf. Our pickets could easily have given